[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 185 (Friday, September 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 57372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24374]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is 
announcing that the information collection request for the title 
described below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The information collection request 
describes the nature of the information collection and the expected 
burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 23, 2000, to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information 
collection request, explanatory information and related form, contact 
John A. Trelease (202) 208-2783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which implement provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), require that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)). OSM has submitted a request to OMB to renew its approval of 
the collection of information contained in 30 CFR 700, General. OSM is 
requesting a 3-year term of approval for this information collection 
activity.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this 
collection of information is listed in 30 CFR Part 700, which is 1029-
0094.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on June 28, 2000 (65 FR 39924). No comments were received. This notice 
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activity:
    Title: General, 30 CFR Part 700.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0094.
    Summary: This Part establishes procedures and requirements for 
terminating jurisdiction of surface coal mining and reclamation 
operations, petitions for rulemaking, and citizen suits filed under the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: State and tribal regulatory 
authorities, private citizens and citizen groups, and surface coal 
mining companies.
    Total Annual Responses: 6.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 12.
    Send comments on the need for the collections of information for 
the performance of the functions of the agency; the accuracy of the 
agency's burden estimates; ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information collections; and ways to minimize the 
information collection burdens on respondents, such as use of automated 
means of collections of the information, to the following addresses. 
Please refer to the appropriate OMB control number in all 
correspondence.

ADDRESSES: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attention: Department of Interior Desk Officer, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. Also, please send a copy of 
your comments to John A. Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 210-SIB, Washington, 
DC 20240, or electronically to [email protected].

    Dated: September 18, 2000.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 00-24374 Filed 9-21-00; 8:45 am]
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